Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont HCR177: House concurrent resolution congratulating Twin Valley High School Athletic Director extraordinaire and 500 game-winning boys’ s
Status: Passed both chambers, January 30, 2026
House concurrent resolution congratulating Twin Valley High School Athletic Director extraordinaire and 500 game-winning boys’ soccer coach Buddy Hayford
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, January 30, 2026:
State of Vermont House of Representatives Montpelier, Vermont Concurrent House Resolution H.C.R. 177 Offered by All Members of the House Offered by Senators Bongartz, Harrison, Hashim and Plunkett House concurrent resolution congratulating Twin Valley High School Athletic Director extraordinaire and 500 game-winning boys' soccer coach Buddy Hayford Whereas, typically, high school graduation concludes students' daily association with their alma mater, but for Buddy Hayford, Twin Valley class of 1975, a different path ensued, and Whereas, after earning his bachelor's degree at the former Lyndon State College, Buddy Hayford returned home to Twin Valley to commence a legendary career as a physical education instructor, multisport coach, and now, in his 39th academic year, the longest-serving high school athletic director in Vermont, and Whereas, as a girls' basketball coach, Buddy Hayford compiled an enviable 34-season 437-283 record that included two state titles and four second-place season records, and he has previously coached softball, baseball, and tennis, and in 2026 he will coach track and field for an 11th season, and Whereas, on September 9, 2025, Buddy Hayford, who, for over 43 years of coaching Wildcats boys' soccer, guided over 350 players on the pitch and clinched 10 divisional titles, summited a new career peak, becoming the first Vermont high school soccer coach, and only the fourth in New England, to clinch a …
Sponsors
- Seth Bongartz (D, Bennington District) · primary sponsor
- Wendy Harrison (D, Windham District) · primary sponsor
- Nader Hashim (D, Windham District) · primary sponsor
- Robert Plunkett (D, Bennington District) · primary sponsor
- Laura Sibilia (I, Windham-2) · primary sponsor
- Carris Duncan, Emily (D, Windham-6) · primary sponsor
- Angela Arsenault (D, Chittenden-2)
- Sarah Austin (D, Chittenden-19)
- Richard Bailey (R, Lamoille-2)
- John Bartholomew (D, Windsor-1)
- Ashley Bartley (R, Franklin-1)
- Daisy Berbeco (D, Chittenden-21)
Latest actions
- : Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
- : Senate Message: Adopted in concurrence
- : Adopted in concurrence per Joint Rule 16b
- : On Consent Calendar
- : On Consent Calendar
Common questions
- What is HCR177?
- HCR177 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): House concurrent resolution congratulating Twin Valley High School Athletic Director extraordinaire and 500 game-winning boys’ s.
- What does HCR177 do?
- House concurrent resolution congratulating Twin Valley High School Athletic Director extraordinaire and 500 game-winning boys’ soccer coach Buddy Hayford
- What is the status of HCR177?
- Passed both chambers as of January 30, 2026. Latest action: Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b (January 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR177?
- Seth Bongartz (D, Bennington District), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR177?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.C.R.177
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